Renting
Labour’s devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords
Labour’s devolution plans could make it easier for councils to take horror homes off rogue landlords
The government’s new devolution white paper gives councils more power to set up selective licensing schemes which can see rogue landlords face action if they don’t keep their properties up to standard
Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
Rents in UK are rising at highest rate in decades. Will they keep going up?
With record rent rises becoming the norm, The Big Issue looks at whether renters face more surges as the cost of living crisis continues to hit households.
‘We are sick and tired’: Hundreds of renters demand ‘rent controls now’ in Christmas protest
‘We are sick and tired’: Hundreds of renters demand ‘rent controls now’ in Christmas protest
Scores of renters took to the streets on one of London’s biggest shopping days of the year to demand rent controls to cap sky-high rents
Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people
Cost of buying an average home in England now unaffordable for all but very rich people
Renters are paying £3,240 more a year since the pandemic – and it’s pushing them to their limits
Renters are paying £3,240 more a year since the pandemic – and it’s pushing them to their limits
‘A national disgrace’: More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas
‘A national disgrace’: More than 350,000 people homeless in England this Christmas
Number of kids in temporary housing reaches record high: ‘Labour must get to grips with this crisis’
Number of kids in temporary housing reaches record high: ‘Labour must get to grips with this crisis’
Labour’s rent reforms will cost landlords just £22 a year – but some say that’s still too much
Labour’s rent reforms will cost landlords just £22 a year – but some say that’s still too much
How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?
How long can a landlord leave you without hot water?
What to do about mould and damp in a rented property
What to do about mould and damp in a rented property
Mum-of-three hit with ‘revenge eviction’ after asking for repairs: ‘It felt like the end of the world’
Mum-of-three hit with ‘revenge eviction’ after asking for repairs: ‘It felt like the end of the world’
Surging rental prices are dwarfing inflation – and not enough people are talking about it
Surging rental prices are dwarfing inflation – and not enough people are talking about it
Renters’ Rights Bill ‘can’t come soon enough’ as Section 21 eviction claims at eight-year high
Renters’ Rights Bill ‘can’t come soon enough’ as Section 21 eviction claims at eight-year high
Labour must increase housing benefit in autumn budget or risk making pensioners homeless
Labour must increase housing benefit in autumn budget or risk making pensioners homeless
Household overcrowding: Is there enough space in your home?
Household overcrowding: Is there enough space in your home?
What is bedroom tax and how does it affect your benefits?
What is bedroom tax and how does it affect your benefits?
Will Labour’s employment and renting reform bills finally end millennials’ insecurity?
Will Labour’s employment and renting reform bills finally end millennials’ insecurity?
Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill will ‘put decency in the heart of the private rented sector’
Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill will ‘put decency in the heart of the private rented sector’
Renters kicked out by no-fault evictions pay thousands to find a new home: ‘It’s totally unjust’
Renters kicked out by no-fault evictions pay thousands to find a new home: ‘It’s totally unjust’
Habitual residence test: How to get help with housing
Habitual residence test: How to get help with housing
Homelessness soars in England due to sky-high rents and asylum backlog crackdown
